Varnish or color cup.



No. 718,436.'V

B.. L. S. DOGGETT.

VARNISH OR COLOR GUI.` APYLIGALION FILED APR. ze, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

A TTOHNE Nrrnn STATES."

PATENT OFFICE.

REGINALD L. S. DOGGETT, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

VARNISH OR COLOR CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,436, dated January 13, 1903.

Application filed April 26, 1902. Serial No. 104,797. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t nca/y concern:

Be it known that I, REGINALD L. S. DOG- GETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Varnish or Color Cup, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to varnish and color cups and attachments thereto; and the purpose of the invention is to so construct the cup that it will not have any square corners or seams, thereby rendering all parts accessible for cleaning and preventing the varnish or color from collecting in and adhering to the same, and, further, to provide a straight wiping-surface for the brush to retain and preserve the natural shape of the brush and facilitate wiping any surplus varnish or color therefrom.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a straining or iltering attachment for the cup to remove any foreign matter or substance from the varnish or color as it is poured into the cup, and, furthermore, to provide a readily-removable wiping attachment including a receptacle into which the material from the brush may be wiped after the brush has been in use, thus preventing any dirt or foreign substance that may accumulate in the brush being wiped in the main body of the Varnish or color, thus effectually separating the clean and unclean material.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved cup with the auxiliary wiping attachment applied and the strainer removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the cup and its attachment applied, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig 3 is a sectional plan View of the cup and applied strainer. Fig. 4 is au enlarged vertical section through the cup and straining attachment, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the clamp for the straining material.

The cup A may be of any desired shape `and may be made of any suitable material.

Metal, however, is preferably used, and the metal is struck up or is otherwise formed from a single piece of material in such manner as to present no square corners or creVi'ces in which the varnish or color may nd lodgment.

The cup is practically circular in plan view except in front, where the material of the cup is pressed or otherwise manipulated to present an upperA straight edge and wall 10, which grad uallylose themselves in the rounded surfaces of the cup. These straight sections 10 are adapted as wiping-surfaces for the brush and preserve the natural shape of the brush, as well as facilitate the uniform removal of surplus material from the brush. The straight surfaces 10 of the cup may extend from the top to a point near -the bottom or may terminate at any point between the top and the bottom, and at the straight surface 10 on the exterior of the cup a correspondingly-shaped bracketA l1 is ofset from the body of the cup, whereby a space 12 is obtained between the body of the cup and the bracket, open at the top and also, preferably, at the bottom.

In connection with the cup A an auxiliary wiping attachment B is employed, consisting of a receptacle 12a, having rounded corners and upright or straight front and rear members, the front member of the receptacle being preferably carried above the rear member, so as to present a well-defined easily-accessible edge upon which 'to wipe the brush. This receptacle 12a is provided at its rear with a downwardly extending parallel handle member 13, and when the wiping attachment B is to be applied to the cup A its handle member 13 is passed down through the space between the bracket 11 and the straight surface 10 of the cup, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2.

It will be observed that the wiping attachment B may be expeditiously and conveniently placedin position on the cup, or it may be readily removed therefrom, and that when the wiping attachment B is applied to the cup two receptacles are obtained, a main recep- IOO tacle for the mass of material and a smaller receptacle `which will receive the wipings from the brush before the brush is again dipped in the mass of material, thus preventing said mass of material being thickened by foreign substances introduced therein through the medium of the brush.

The cup A is provided with a handle 13CL of any desired character, and at the upper edge of the cup opposite the straight edge and Wall 10 a hook-shaped lug 14 is formed, adapted for use in connection with a clamp C, utilized for holding the straining or filtering material D properly drawn over the upper portion of the body of the cup, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This straining attachment is used to filter or strain the paint or varnish as it is being poured into the cup A and is then removed; but when the straining attachment is employed the wiping attachment I3 is disconnected from the cup.

The clamp C is preferably made of metal and is of a shape corresponding to the shape of the cup in plan, being segmental in outline except at the front, where it is straight. In cross-section the clamp consists of two members, an upper or horizontal body member 15 and an outer downwardly-extending flange member 16, and at the front and side portions of the clamp recesses 17 are prod uced, and back of each recess a downwardly-projecting tongue 18 is provided, while at the back of t-he clamp a slot 19 is made.

\Vhen using the filtering attachment, the filtering material is laid upon the upper portion of the cup, extending over its edges, and the slot 19 of the clamp is made to receive the lug 14 on the cup, and the clamp is forced down upon the cup over the filtering material until the iiange members 16 of the clamp engage with the filtering material and press it against the outer surface of the cup, While the tongues 18 at the sides of the clamp will force the material inside of the cup at the upper edge, as is shown in Fig. 4, and the tongue 18 at the front will force the filtering material into the space between the front of the cup and the bracket 11, as is also shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A varnish or color cup having one of its sides straight perpendicularly and provided atsaid straight side with an odset bracket, an auxiliary receptacle having a perpendicular outer section of greater height than its opposing inner section, and a handle attached to the inner section, which handle enters the space between the body of the cup and its bracket, as described.

2. In a varnish or color cup, a body-section having one of its sides Hattened to present a straight upper edge and wall, and a clamp fitted to the upper edge of said body and adapted to hold the filtering material over the top portion of the cup, as described.

A varnish or color cup having one of its sides iiattened to present a straight upper edge and a straight side wall, and a clamp fitted to the upper edge of the said cup, which clamp in cross-section consists of a horizontal body member and a downwardlyextending flange member, both members having recesses therein and tongues at the rear of the recesses, for the purpose set forth.

4. A varnish or color cup havinga segmental body with one side iiattened and rendered perpendicular, an offset bracket located at the said straight side, and a hook-shaped lug at the upper edge of the cup opposite the straight side, the said lug and bracket being adapted to support a clamp for holding filtering material, as set forth.

5. A varnish or color cup constructed in one piece of material, the back and sides being segmental and the front of the cup perpendicular and fiat, the said portions being connected by rounded corners with the bottom of the cup, a bracket located at the front or straight portion of the cup, an auxiliary receptacle having an outer section of greater height than its opposing inner section, and a downwardly-extending handle member on the inner section and adapted to enter the space between the body of the cup and the said bracket, as set forth.

6. In a varnish or color cup, the combination of a main receptacle provided with an inverted handle on one side near its lower edge and a supplemental receptacle secured to said main receptacle on the opposite side thereof from the handle, the outer wall of said supplemental receptacle extending above the inner wall thereof, its upper edge being formed into a brush-wiping edge, the inner wall of said supplemental receptacle being of substantially the same height as the wall of the main receptacle.

'7. In a varnish or color cup the combination of a main receptacle provided with a handle on one side, and a supplemental receptacle detachably secured to the outer side of said main receptacle at a point opposite the handle, the outer wall of said supplemental receptacle extending above the inner wall thereof, its upper edge being formed into a brush-wiping edge, and the inner wall of said supplemental receptacle being of substantially the same height as the Wall of the main receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REGINALD L. S. DOGGE'IT.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER, JNO. M. RITTER.

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